Firemen Hose Down Homeless Man's "Home"

A spot where a homeless man was living in an alley off Main St. between National and Prior Streets -- just north of the Pacific Central train and bus station -- went up in flames Thursday night around 10 p.m. "A homeless man and his girlfriend got into a fight and she came back and set his place on fire", explained a man standing behind the boarded up American Hotel next door watching the firemen.

Five fire trucks, a white van marked "Fire Investigation", an ambulance, and at least three police cars sped to the alley. A pedestrian said the smoke was about 50 feet in the air. "The firemen had it out in no time", he added.

For more photos and a politically incorrect comment by a man who works at a nearby store, go to Downtown Eastside Enquirer